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chú

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chú Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
chú | chu2
English translation
toad (2)

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About chú

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Number of strokes

13

Traditional form

chú

Contains the radical

chóng

Part of speech

Non-morpheme / 非语素字 Fēi yǔsù zì

Learning hint

mollusk

Etymology of chú

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Type

pictophonetic

Positional decomposition

虫余

Semantic compound

chóng

Phonetic compound

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. chóng represents the meaning and represents the sound.

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Example sentences using chú

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把手 bǎshǒu 伸进淤泥 yū ní 捞摸结果 jiēguǒ 抓上来一只巨大 jùdà de 蟾蜍 chán chú

He grabbed into the ooze and came up clutching a large toad.

这片潮湿 cháoshī 地区 dìqū 吸引 xīyǐn le 青蛙 qīng wā 蟾蜍 chán chú 蝾螈 róng yuán 一类 yī lèi de 生物 shēngwù

This wet area also attracts frogs, toads and newts.

Words with chú

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
蟾蜍 chán chú toad蟾蜍 chán chú
chú toad chú

chú Decomposition & Compounds

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